For most scrapbookers, posting their layouts to galleries is either a normal part of their scrappy process or it’s fairly dreaded! Those of us in the “i <3 galleries” camp, don’t necessarily understand why anyone would be fearful of putting their pages out there in the open. But, some feel their pages aren’t good enough & are worried about negative feedback. My advise to those people… “JUMP ON IN!” I’ve been posting my layouts for ages (even my not-so-wonderful-what-was-i-thinking pages) & have yet to receive a hurtful comment.
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But WHERE to post?
I recently turned to my Facebook Scrappy friends to help me compile a list of “Open Galleries”. Meaning, you can post your layouts even if you aren’t using that site’s products. I’ve added the number of layouts allowed & sizing limits if I was able to find them.
DigiShopTalk | 5 uploads/day | no size limit
DigiScrapAddicts | 10 uploads/day | 200k limit
My Scrapbook Art | 5 uploads/day | 250k limit
Me So Scrappy | no size limit
Log Your Memory | 5 uploads/day | 1000k limit
Scrap Insider | no size limit
Digi Scrap Forum | 5 uploads/day | 15mb limit
Digital Scrap Artisan Guild | 3 uploads/day | 175k limit
Two Peas in a Bucket | 5mb limit
Scrapbook.com | 10 at once | 10mb
Club CK | not sure of #/sizing
Design House Digital | no size limit
Digi Scrappers Brasil | 5 uploads/day | 200000k limit
Gotta Pixel | 6 uploads/day | 200k limit
Scrapbook Bytes | 225k limit
The Digi Chick | 5 uploads/day | 250k limit
Plain Digital Wrapper | not sure of #/sizing
There are also Closed Galleries, where you need to use that sites’ products to post in their gallery. Remember to be respectful and read each galleries rules before posting.
Other options:
Hope this helps! Feel free to bookmark or PIN this page for future reference!
8 Responses to Posting to Galleries
Great compilation of information. Thanks so much for doing this and sharing! You rock. Oh, and that layout is absolutely wonderful.
My favorite: Scrapbookgraphics
Is that an open or closed gallery?
I have to agree- no one ever says anything bad in gallery comments- they go off site for that. LOL! I would love more critical feedback but I can understand why people want to comments stay polite. You gain nothing from hurting or offending someone and this hobby really is about making friends and showing the things you care most about. Thanks for the extra gallery info- I will be checking many of these out.
Thanks for the valuable information!
Lauren,
I know such open galleries (addition to your list):
http://www.scrappersonline.com/gallery/
http://www.digiscrapconnect.com/forums/index.php?/gallery/album/1-layout-gallery/
It is a forum and open gallery in Russian
http://nashscrapik.ru/photo/
I’m one of that girls that dread posting to galleries, or now dreading it a little and trying to overcome the shyness. I’m posting in Challenge galleries now and then. You’re right, I never saw negative feedback anywhere. We all know that negative feedback are NO COMMENT at all.
I’m trying to learn being a little easy on myself, at least easy as I am with others (food for the A-Z of me maybe).
Anyway, thanks for the list of open galleries (the size limit is very useful), I knew only MSA.
I’m not sure I agree with NO COMMENT meaning a criticism. There are many amazing pages without comments. They happen to be posted at a bad moment when they get overlooked. On the flip side, I’ve seen plenty of times where pages have some technical difficulties, but they have tons of comments. I think these are often explained by the people posting the layout being actively commenting on other people’s layouts or participating in praise circles. SO, don’t tear yourself apart for a layout that gets overlooked. It may mean nothing at all! Post away…sometimes one you think is just alright will surprise you too!